India’s squad for T20Is against New Zealand announced; Rohit Sharma to lead, Virat Kohli rested

Rohit Sharma. (PC-BCCI)

All-India Senior Selection Committee of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on November 9 announced the squad for Team India for T20Is against New Zealand.

The selection committee picked a 16-member squad for the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand and made Rohit Sharma the captain. KL Rahul has been chosen as vice-captain for the three T20 internationals starting from November 17, 2021.

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Virat Kohli has been given rest, while all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been dropped. Also, senior leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and pacer Mohammed Siraj return to India's T20 squad for series against New Zealand.

NEWS - India’s squad for T20Is against New Zealand & India ‘A’ squad for South Africa tour announced.@ImRo45 named the T20I Captain for India.

More details here - https://t.co/lt1airxgZS #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/nqJFWhkuSB

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— BCCI (@BCCI) November 9, 2021

The first T20 international match will be played on Novmeber 17 in Jaipur, while the second T20 will be played on November 19 in Ranchi. The last T-20 match will be played on November 21 in Kolkata.

Here's is the team India squad for three T-20 international matches: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Mohd. Siraj